San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-17
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

The new play-"One Thousand Ems"
has no connection with the Emma Abb
bolt combination.
JOE CHAMBERLAIN makes a first-olass
iackal for the lion Of the tribe OF
coercion.
The hard, common sense article OF the
Minneapolis Tribune cuts clear under
the cuticle Of the average democrat.
The Injunction martyr advertised for
in the city hall and county court house
building so far fails to materialize.
CoLLINGswoRTH county evictions and
Iowa evictiOns are good campaign dOcu
ments for the labor party. such things
multiply votes for Henry George.
WHEN Judge Burkhardt takes hold Of
that BrsZoria matter he will get ut the
bed rock truth. He will Investigate as
soon as his duties permit, and there will
be no withdrawing.
The fullest crop reports for this year
show decreased yield seven and one
half per cent. with Increased acreage.
The amount OF increased acreage over
last years plant will more than make
good the deficiency in yield. A fair es-
Innate for this years crop places 1t at
one and half million bales.
The Detroit base ball club may not
want the earth, but they are getting
everything within the diamond field.
Chicago is their lawful prey and st.
Louis their legitimate victims. The
Strait City is great on curved ball.
GROVER will probably put Villas in
Lamar's shoes and send out q search
warrant for some shrewd democratic
politician to take Villas place. Since
Dan Manning left the cabinet the post
OF political director to his exoellenoy
has been virtually vacant.
GOVERNMENT finds great difficulty in
finding successor to editor KalkOtf,
late of the Moscow Gazette. Madame
Kalkofi, who took the place of her de-
ceased husband, will resign in January,
and u successor Is badly needed. The
post is no sinnecure.
AND now the lead smelters are to join
the great trust family and organize a
lead trust to keep up the market price
OF that article and prevent a whole
some competitor. Instead of the old
mercantile motto crust and bust" 1t
will soon be mo trust, bust" rs the
trust companies will crowd private con-
Germs out Of the market.
The Knights of Labor of this country
are more truly democratic In some
things than any other organization ex
liant. The color line is very nearly II
not altogether obliterated in their as
semblies. POwderly welcomes them
with a most hearty recognition.
EDISON is experimenting in the hope
OF converting coal into electricity with
out first converting 1t into steam. If
he suCOeeCs he will save eighty per cent
of present fuel consumption in prOduC
ing a given amount Of fuel.
The Cleveland Plaindealer utters half
truth when it says, There is no ques-
ton of Cleveland's denomination and re-
election" The first half Is true. The
last half Is not true. The entire republi-
can party deny the assertion and will at
tempt 10 prove it false at the polls.
The New York Times questions
whether the Geographic cOmmunica-
tiOns OF this country do not properly
come within the provisions and reg
ulatiOns OF interstate commerce, and so
become amenable to national control
and congressional regulation.
A great moral spectacle is presented
in Ireland. The police, the peace agents
of the kingdom, charged with murder,
is sworn 10 deliver all offenders to JUS
tice. Great is the majesty of law, but
the powers Of the police backed by
regiment Of British soldiers is greater.
GOODWIN SMITH thinks that had the
American colonies been little more
patient there would have been repeal
OF the obnoxious laws which caused the
American revolution. All future ages
will rejoice that for once in the history
of the race patience failed to have her
perfect work. When this nation was
born universal humanity had the birth
right Of new liberty conferred upon
it.
MATTERS are not harmonious in the
general assembly X. of L., among the
members OF the executive board. Radi-
cal differences OF opinion are held by
members OF this body upon matters of
procedure and policy, and 1t is at times
exceedingly difficult to secure harmon
lied and concerted action. Mr.. Powder
ly has been greatly crippled by this lack
Of unison in the past, and this assembly
may find itself in hot water over this
state Of affairs before it closes.
las glarcs the tiger on his Toes,
HemmCd in by hunters, spears and bows.